Cardinals meet to elect Pope Francis’ successor—will the Church continue his inclusive legacy or return to a more ...

The 133 cardinals are expected to vote again in the morning after spending the night sequestered at the Vatican residences.

The election of a new pope has begun following the death of Pope Francis last month. The secret conclave of 131 Catholic ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

As cardinals begin a conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor, they must decide whether to find a pope who follows his path ...

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

A conclave of as many as 250 Catholic cardinals at the Vatican produced black smoke, indicating no result, following the ...

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins, Pietro Parolin has emerged as the betting favorite to succeed Pope Francis, ...

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commences on ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...

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Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...